Hereford

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Hereford

/ˈhɛɹɨfəd/ UK
/ˈhɝfɚd/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

proper noun Herefords

countable, uncountable A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140).
countable, uncountable A locality in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Frank Hereford.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
countable, uncountable An extinct town in Grant County, Minnesota, named for Hereford cattle.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, supposedly named for a Hereford bull.
countable, uncountable A township and census-designated place therein, in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, named for Hereford cattle.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States, named for Hereford cattle raised there.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
countable, uncountable A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see Hereford (cattle).
countable, uncountable A surname.

noun Herefords

A cow of the Hereford breed.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: whiteface, boat, vessel, craft, bateaux, boats, ships, steers, vessels, little hereford, hunderton, ledbury, red hill, harewood, haywood, hertford

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한국어	헤리퍼드 heripeodeu
日本語	ヘレフォード
中文	赫里福德
Français	Hereford
Русский	Хе́рефорд Xéreford
العربية	هيرفورد
עברית	הרפורד

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@misc{hereford_2026,
  title = {Hereford},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hereford},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}